Shred Soap With a Grater for This Crazy Cool Gardening Hack

24.06.2023 - 16:09 / hometalk.com

It's springtime here and I'm busy getting my garden and apple tree ready. I get those pesky rabbits, squirrels, voles, aphids, and more in mine during gardening season — how about you? I thought I would share a few tips on things I use to keep those pests out of my garden. You can see more of my crazy creations here

I've had my garden in this home for about 16 years now. We have learned if you have rabbit around, you'll definitely want a fence that will keep them out! We bought this fence at our local hardware store and used screws and fence clips to attach it to our fence. Don't forget to block off gate entryways as well. I put a row of rocks on the inside of my gate so the pests cannot sneak underneath it.

Marigolds are amazing flowers and give off a terrible smell deterring rabbits and deer. My grandma taught me to plant these in my garden.

Animals don't like reflective things and get scared by movement. I put these simple pinwheels that I find at Dollar Tree to put in my garden to keep pests out.  

Irish Spring Soap will deter pests like rabbits, deer, voles… as they don't like the smell. I grate up some soap with a cheese grater.  

Sprinkle the shredded soap around your garden &/or flower beds.

Put egg shells in your garden — why? It's said to deter deer, birds eat them thus keeping them out of our plants, and they add calcium to your garden as they decompose. I use them to deter slugs, this has gotten mixed reviews but it seems to work for me.

I get voles in my both my vegetable and flower gardens almost every year. To keep them out I have learned to place moth balls in a mesh bag and hang then from a shepards hook in my garden. They don't like the smell.

Sprinkle red pepper flakes in your garden. It's known to deter